Examiner’s Copy
PAF TEST OF SINGLE WORD READING *
PAF
Student Name ______________________________________________________________________
Date _____________________________________________Grade___________________________
Examiner _________________________________________________________________________
1. Short Vowels in
Through Level 55
2.
Short Vowels with Digraphs & Blends
Through Level 129
lap
win
dug
pot
fed
song
soft
swing
drank
blond
had
zip
bun
log
yet
tusk
raft
spend
twist
trunk
wax
kit
tub
job
beg
self
fifth
fresh
quilt
branch
yat
vix
sut
gop
jep
hink
fust
crand
glomp
smest
Words
Recognized +
3.
CVC Words
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly**
One Syllable Root Words with Suffixes
Words
Recognized +
4.
Through Level 129
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly**
Two Syllable Root Words – VCCV /VCV
Through Level 113
landed
yanked
inches
quickest
buzzed
absent
even
husband
gallon
pretend
freshest
spelled
thicker
swinging
thankful
happen
moment
bucket
silent
cabin
printing
brushes
endless
blinked
blender
timid
plastic
habit
helmet
student
stressful
solo
splendid
fossil
canyon
frequent
helpless
Words
Recognized +
crunched strongest scratched
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly**
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly**
*The PAF Test of Single Word Reading is part of the Preventing Academic Failure program by Phyllis Bertin and Eileen Perlman,
** Enter this number in Table 1 on the Summary Sheet.
1
PAF
5. Silent E in One Syllable
Through Level 139
Words
6.
Long Vowels in One Syllable Words
Through Level 152
wade
mile
pole
rule
eve
aim
deep
fry
clay
each
blaze
quite
zone
cube
these
loaf
own
steam
bowl
greet
flake
stripe
drove
flute
theme
waist
sleeve
crow
spray
throat
bame
shide
groke
vume
plete
gly
chay
fain
sneat
yoast
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly**
7. R-Controlled Vowels in One Syllable Words
Words
Recognized +
8.
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly**
Long Vowel & R-Controlled Syllables
Through Level 181
Through Level 181
yarn
born
verb
hurl
firm
border
garlic
thirteen
elbow
corner
starch
stork
nerve
blur
chirp
beneath
excuse
perhaps
cocoa
compete
scarf
porch
stern
curve
squirt
disturb
raisin
harvest
orbit
rotate
karm
zort
verst
snurd
dirk
umpire
delay
ozone
reserve
volume
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly*
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly*
* Enter this number in Table 1 on the Summary Sheet
2
PAF
9. Special Syllable Endings - VCCCV
10. Silent Letters, Soft C & Soft G
Through Level 166
Through Level 206
able
bugle
twinkle
concrete
ostrich
gem
glance
known
wreath
guide
kettle
steeple
sparkle
empty
increase
ledge
cider
numb
listen
knuckle
sniffle
buckle
cradle
complain
partner
stingy
decide
wriggle
whether
whistle
gargle
trample
drizzle
athlete
extreme
damage
accept
honor
plumber
disguise
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly*
11. Vowel Teams
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly**
12. Multisyllable Root Words
Through Level 208
Through Level 215
weight
steak
shawl
bruise
woolen
signature
definition
president
citizen
conclusion
avoid
drowsy
faucet
meadow
mighty
possession
discovery
photograph
authentic
departure
harpoon
discount
research
destroy
curfew
estimate
permanent
balcony
literature
avenue
statue
coupon
ceiling
awful
relieve
advantage
hemisphere
minimum
embroidery
geography
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly*
Words
Recognized +
Words
Decoded =
Total Words Read
Correctly × 5 =
% Words
Read Correctly*
* Enter this number in Table 1 on the Summary Sheet
3
PAF
.
Raw Scores
Subtest
#
# of Words
Recognized
# of Words
Decoded
# of Words
Read
Correctly
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
TOTAL
Use the Conversion Chart on the
following page to convert the totals
above to percentages.
Percent of Words
Recognized
Percent of Words
Decoded
Percent of All
Words Read
Correctly
Enter the percentages in Table 2 on the Summary Sheet.
4
Total
Total
Total
# of
% # of
% # of
Words
Words
Words
25
49
1
0
10
2
26
50
0
11
3
27
51
1
11
4
28
52
2
12
5
29
53
2
12
6
30
54
3
13
31
55
7
3
13
8
32
56
3
13
9
33
57
4
14
10
34
58
4
14
35
59
11
5
15
12
36
60
5
15
13
37
61
5
15
14
38
62
6
16
15
39
63
6
16
16
40
64
7
17
41
65
17
7
17
18
42
66
8
18
19
43
67
8
18
20
44
68
8
18
21
45
69
9
19
22
46
70
9
19
23
47
71
10
20
24
48
72
10
20
Total
% # of
Words
73
20
74
21
75
21
76
22
77
22
78
23
79
23
80
23
81
24
82
24
83
25
84
25
85
25
86
26
87
26
88
27
89
27
90
28
91
28
92
28
93
29
94
29
95
30
96
30
Total
% # of
Words
97
30
98
31
99
31
100
32
101
32
102
33
103
33
104
33
105
34
106
34
107
35
108
35
109
35
110
36
111
36
112
37
113
37
114
38
115
38
116
38
117
39
118
39
119
40
120
40
Total
% # of
Words
121
40
122
41
123
41
124
42
125
42
126
43
127
43
128
43
129
44
130
44
131
45
132
45
133
45
134
46
135
46
136
47
137
47
138
48
139
48
140
48
141
49
142
49
143
50
144
50
Total
% # of
Words
145
50
146
51
147
51
148
52
149
52
150
53
151
53
152
53
153
54
154
54
155
55
156
55
157
55
158
56
159
56
160
57
161
57
162
57
163
58
164
58
165
59
166
59
167
60
168
60
Total
% # of
Words
169
60
170
61
171
61
172
62
173
62
174
62
175
63
176
63
177
64
178
64
179
65
180
65
181
65
182
66
183
66
184
67
185
67
186
67
187
68
188
68
189
69
190
69
191
70
192
70
Conversion of Raw Scores to Percentages
Total
% # of
Words
193
70
194
71
195
71
196
72
197
72
198
72
199
73
200
73
201
74
202
74
203
75
204
75
205
75
206
76
207
76
208
77
209
77
210
77
211
78
212
78
213
79
214
79
215
80
216
80
Total
% # of
%
Words
217
80
90
218
81
91
219
81
91
220
82
92
221
82
92
222
82
92
223
83
93
224
83
93
225
84
94
226
84
94
227
85
95
228
85
95
229
85
95
230
86
96
231
86
96
232
87
97
233
87
97
234
87
97
235
88
98
236
88
98
237
89
99
238
89
99
239
90
99
240
90
100